Jeremy VanGelder

I started with cottonwood oil. Not as simple as a spit poultice of plantain. But still really simple. Pick some cottonwood buds (they are in season right now in my climate), soak them in olive oil for a month, strain and use.

Did I mention they are in season right now? Maybe I can show a friend how to do it this year.

I try to not start my car until it is time to drive. Once I had my car parked in a tight garage. My friend couldn't get to the passenger door. So I pushed it out of the garage. He said he wasn't expecting that. But if I can move something by muscle power it is far more efficient than burning gas. And in that case it didn't take any more time.

When I get in the car, I find a place for whatever I am carrying, sit down and buckle up before I turn the car on. Lots of people start the car first thing, so that it can warm up and they can get their music set up. I think the accessory position is perfect for setting up the stereo and heater.

When I have had access to a garage I always try to use it to store my car, not my other stuff. That saves time in the winter. But it also keeps the car cooler in the summer so I don't have to run the AC as long.

Beau M. Davidson wrote:

Jeremy VanGelder wrote:I haven't tried it. But the PineNote runs Linux.

Have you used a pinenote, Jeremy?

I have not.

I haven't tried it. But the PineNote runs Linux.

Ash Jackson wrote:
Ash's unofficial schedule that's totally non binding but hopefully a good way to think about the week:

Day	Date	Do	Details	Destination
1	Tues Mar24	Arrive, get settled	Think about what BB's you want to do, and what materials, tools, and pics are needed. We figure out what questions we have for WL. Maybe people exchange numbers for coordination?	Basecamp? Also wherever you're sleeping
2	Weds Mar25	Ash answers questions about PEP, and what I can about WL?	I hope to clean the shop for way more than an hour, and do Tool Care	Basecamp?
3	Thurs Mar26	Log peeling & wood carving?	I hope to peel another log and find green and dry wood for coat hooks. Maybe today's the right day.	Lab?
4	Fri Mar27	I put coathooks and instruction sheet in a Willow Feeder	?	Whichever one needs it most
5	Sat Mar28	?	?	?
6	Sun Mar29	?	?	?
7	Mon Mar30	Wrap up any BB's that aren't finished!	Take too many pics. I've yet to have a scenario where I was sad that I had too many pics	Wherever the unfinished BBs are
8	Tues Mar31	Travel home	Offensively early in the morning, in my case	MSO😢

So this event is happening right now. I see that Ash has put in a BB for a hand-crafted willow feeder sign.

That is a worthwhile project. I wonder if anyone has used a homemade epinephrine kit before?

That looks good. I don't know why I haven't seen this before.

I made my cigar box guitar back in 2015. I asked a friend for the cigar box. The neck is a piece of oak that a cabinet maker gave to my Dad. We had a small stack of them when I was growing up and we always used them as swords. Anyways, it goes all the way through the body, being screwed to the top of the box. The bridge and nut came from a bolt that I cut in half. They were glued in place, but the glue has broken loose so now they float under the strings. I took the tuning machines from a 1/2 size kids guitar that was coming apart. I disassembled a Radio Shack piezo element for the pickup. But I don't plug it in very often.

For $200 I would buy materials to build a j-tube rocket engine. For $1000 I would get fencing for the property so that we could keep livestock and retire some lawnmowers.

Hey Nick, thanks for keeping us in the loop! All those animals must have enjoyed the pond while it was there. The sneak peek of your rebuild is really intriguing.